SMC News

SMC is pleased to report delivery of “FMG NORTHERN SPIRIT” on 24 August 2018 at GSI, Nansha, China. She is the last unit from the series of four 261,000 DWT VLOCs ordered by Fortescue Metals Group, Australia.

The vessel is classed by Lloyds Register of Shipping and built to Hong Kong flag requirements.

The construction for this vessel started in November 2016 and it has taken one year and nine months for its completion.

SMC is pleased to report delivery in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea, of “ELANDRA MAPLE”, the third unit from the series of eight 50,000 DWT product/chemical tankers ordered by Union Maritime, UK.

Technical management of the vessel will be by Latvian Shipping Company (LSC), Riga.

SMC is pleased to report delivery in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea, of “TRENT”, the second unit from the series of eight 50,000 DWT product/chemical tankers ordered by Union Maritime, UK.

Technical management of the vessel will be by Latvian Shipping Company (LSC), Riga.

SMC is pleased to report the Erection Starting of Hull No. TK1029, “FLORA SCHULTE” in Building Dock was carried out on 15th Aug 2018 in Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding, China in the presence of representatives from SMC and Lloyd’s Register. This is the first unit from a series of four GREEN DOLPHIN 38,500 DWT bulk carriers ordered by Bernhard Schulte, Germany.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to Singapore flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 15th March 2019.

SMC is pleased to report Naming and Delivery Ceremony in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, China of mv “ORE TANGSHAN”, Hull No. YZJ2015-2272, the fourth unit from the series of six 400,000 DWT VLOCs ordered by ICBC Leasing, China.

While the Steel Cutting was completed on 5th March 2018, the production Keel Laying for Hull No T308K-3 was carried out on 10th August 2018 on DSIC Slipway No. H3 in the presence of Classification (LR), SMC site team and DSIC personnel. She is the third unit from a series of three 308,000 DWT crude oil tankers for Landbridge Holdings, Hong Kong.

This vessel will be built to Hong Kong flag requirements and classed by Lloyds Register.

Delivery of this vessel is scheduled for 31st May 2019.

SMC is pleased to announce it has been contracted to provide plan approval and site supervision services in relation to a 7,500 m3 LNG bunkering vessel with expected delivery in 2020.

It’s our second LNG bunkering project, with the first one being jointly owned by our parent company Bernhard Schulte and Babcock 7,500 m3 currently under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea.

LNG bunkering vessels are a tailor-made designs developed to meet the demand for LNG bunkering, with LNG bunkering carried out at sea, a method more efficient compared with conventional approaches which require ships to call at port in order to get bunkered from shore LNG infrastructure.

SMC is pleased to report the Naming and Delivery Ceremony in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group LTD, China of mv ”ORE GUANGZHOU”, Hull No. YZJ2015-2277, the third unit from a series of 6 x 400,000 DWT VLOC ordered by ICBC Leasing, China and China Merchants, China.

SMC is pleased to report the delivery in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., China: of mv “PACIFIC HARVES”, Hull No. H1446, the second unit from a series of 4 x 400,000 DWT VLOC ordered by China Merchants, China and ICBC Leasing, China.

All vessels in the series are classed by DNV-GL & CCS and built to Hongkong flag requirements.

SMC is pleased to report the launching on 26th July in Ningbo Manyang Shipyard, Zhejiang, China of MV “ZHONG YOU GUAN DAO 681”, the 3,120 GT multipurpose trenching cable laying vessel ordered by CPP engineering company, Tianjin, China.

The vessel will be classed by CCS and built to China flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 15th September 2018.